So the niece came back today, 3 wild fun filled days with my rents @ Disneyland so they came back from hot, to hotter as it was reported 105F in some areas of town, yowza!
I am still not back to full internet status, I dunno, being a tad unpluged helps - lot on my mind as of late, things like finances, apartments, relationships, etc. etc. etc. - just been a crazy 2 weeks with really bad sleep, hoping tonight to get some sleep in, but I am also thinking about calling in at work in the AM and let them know I’ll be in around 10, or not at all, but knowing me I’ll probably just give in and goto work and drag thru the day - I miss Foto Fridays.
Anywhoo - that’s all I have this evening, going to crash out now - hope everyone has a wonderful Friday!
So this week was great, got a lot accomplished. Work has gone good, had some mini blips in our billing software (DOS App!) - did some packing and it half worked, half took an hour longer than normal (guessing it found + repaired some bad things) - this week has been incredibly smooth though, even have the house to myself for a few days.
Heck so well, we got to hang out with Cory tonight, well last night (aka Thursday) and it all went well, got to drive Cory by his old house, show him what used to be fields and orange groves we used to play in as kids, now housing lol - then we made the trek to his hotel, dropped him off, and I got this crazy idea to swing out and pick up a check that has been waiting for me for 3 days, and when getting there and looking around, said check was no-where to be found which just compounds my desire to really start shutting stuff off - not from the hosters who host on my rigs, this is a sold unit I manage, and the fees for it have not been paid going on 2 months now, so on Tuesday it’ll be officially 2 months of payments due.
I am not honestly sure what to do, this is one of those sticky situations - where the client is a friend, but as of late I seem to be more of an distant friend, and as his employee feels about myself and dan - part of me, and at the encouragement of others, it may be time to go our separate ways on friendly terms, vs. wait for me to explode - since I have taken the 9-to-5, I keep their servers running, but then also the occasional bit of side-work, which I do my best to keep up on, but this latest side gig, seems to be more and more trouble, and I don’t know if I am getting the full story or not, so not sure what’s up, but I am leaning towards enough is enough.
But I am trying to unwind, so I am just going to lay it at the Lord’s feet in prayer, and just pray his will be done in it all, because I don’t honestly know what to do in this situation, short of fight, and that doesn’t seem like it’d work.
Anywhoo - I need sleep, tomorrow is a busy busy day, need to get some things setup for a presentation, as well as get some other assorted things rolling on software upgrades, so I bid you all a good night, and happy Friday.
Tonight was much needed. Nephews, Niece, Dan, Val, Solomon, etc. a nice end to my day, which ended previously after work by being ditched for a meeting setup Monday, and then having my friend insulted as well as myself, basically told that I was a complete idiot as well as Dan who had no skills what-so-ever - not a fun thing in the least, I brought it up to Dan before the night started because it really bothered me and I didn’t want to let my friend be bad mouthed by this kid who has had very little experience in the world of Web Dev. basically call myself and Dan noobs - kindly told him to shut it - got Dan a little riled up as well - and rightly so.
The part that sucks and has me torn of course is A) I do business with this company. B) The owner and I have know each other for years, and C) $500 a month is nice when I get it, before the following month - so a tad frustrated already with the entire thing, then throw this on the fire - kinda just leaves me wanting to just walk away. As much as $500 would be handy, and the occasional 3-500 more for side work is nice, it’s still not my standard rates, and it’s still not getting paid on time so needless to say I am seriously praying the idea of just cutting ties, one less thing to worry about, and focus strictly on other side projects and jobs which pay me up-front, on-time, and what was agreed upon, plus I don’t have to deal with the drama of it all.
So thankfully this is all going down of course during the week my boss is gone @ my day job, and gives me some time to toy with it some more, but I honestly don’t know what I want to do, possibility of $800 extra a month on average is nice, but like so many if I have to wait over a month for even the local guy to pay me, it’s not helpful, and I spend more time chasing after the local boy than I do chasing after the guy on the east coast who owes me $5 for a month, $5 is simple, $800 is a car, insurance, and credit card payment! So big difference.
Anywhoo - if your reading this sir, and you know who you are, shoot me an email when your around, we need to chat a bit, or setup a time to discuss what’s going on, and get some level of resolution - but to everyone reading this, keep me in your prayers - busy busy, lots going on, still no speeding ticket stuff, and still haven’t had a chance to push my 9-to-6 concept…. so prayers are appreciated, but for now I am going to go talk to my pillow. Night!
You know it’s friday when your day makes the progression of the title today. What started off as a fair day, some minor blips, but nothing major, got things rolling, got around, got things lined up for a time-table of fun, but then after lunch things went down-hill, server ate it, find out all these end of month things as they happen, well except one - just insane.
So after that, I am driving home, as I am coming in the home stretch, a CHP pulls up and tailgates me with no lights on, so I move out of his way, then he suddenly gets behind me again, and lights up his lights and pulls me over - what was casual speed of traffic driving is suddenly 20 over (85 in a 65) - blah! Of course since I have no priors in over 18 months (more like 4 years) I am up for Traffic School (just like last time) - part of me wants to contest it, but again I just don’t want to 1 wake up for court that early to have a judge say “Sorry kiddo” and Two - I just want to clear it, point be gone with traffic school and move on, I have only had 1 other ticket ever, granted I have had a major accident once, but even that was over 6+ years ago? I dunno, long day, brain is tired.
So there it is, I could rant some more, but honestly - this day just needs to be put to bed, I’d considered going to see Solomon, but I think I am going to hold off as I don’t know if I am just tired, or fighting a bit of a cold myself, so better safe than sorry - Solomon isn’t going anywhere (unless Dan and Val are planning on leaving the country) so for now I am going to work on some EE code, was going to move it during my lunch break, but that didn’t happen with all my fun insanity today - continued prayers are still greatly appreciated, still finding all the balance in this job, my business, and downtime for myself.
Anywhoo for now, I am going to do something, not sure what, but something - maybe go cry in the corner - I hope everyone has a good Friday, a fun weekend, and all the toast they can eat… mmmmm… toast. Night/Afternoon and Good morning All.
It’s days like Today which re-enforce the desire to get a 9-5 job, two of my larger clients (whom I do servers for) are yet again, later than late - and I’ve already been billed for their connections - so at this point I am playing the waiting game, as I have till 6pm tonight to get money into the account before the charge clears tomorrow and I get the wonderful “Overdrawn” notice, all due to a invoice that’s primarily their bill - ugh indeed.
No new info on the job, still praying about it, more and more it seems like a good thing. Found a possible place at the coast for similar to what I was going to pay here in Bakersfield, 2 bed/2 bath, sent it to my brother to ask if he knew of anything similar/better deals etc. but still no word back from him as of yet, but so far today hasn’t been bad - just can’t seem to get started, I hate this money thing hanging over my head, but seems like it’ll be the case for a while longer.
Anywhoo - that was my Friday rant. I remember when Friday’s were fun, I’d go take pictures, and the power wasn’t flickering like it was about to go out (yay) well back to work while I still can, must make sure my backup (laptop+cell) are all charged and ready to go.
Well this time the headset still works, but the ear loop that allows it to actually fit on your ear and stay there, broke. It never was a perfect fit, the plastic part broke in two and now I must hold it to my ear, thus making it useless while driving. Ugh. No replacement loops listed anywhere on Jabra’s website, so I once their website stabilizes I am going to submit a email and see if they can send me some or I can order some from somewhere, but I may use this as an excuse to get a new headset that goes in-ear as it’s much nice for hearing folks.
Anywhoo, long day - time to pack up and head to the McNutt’s for some pizza and movie. Hooray!
I should probably be asleep or trying to get to sleep, however just too much on my mind - Money is tight, which seems to be my constant posting these days, just odd, how one day everything is up and up, and then the next, 5 bills hit at once, and whammo. Back to square one. This month though, I am not looking for rescue from my parents, as much as I’d love to have them help out (I know they would) I need to get this under control - I’ve cut back spending galore, heck trying to cut a few more things, but never seems to be enough.
Seems at least to me that I make exceptions for folks, customers I bend the rules for, friends I go above and beyond for, and time and time again it seems, all I get in return is broken promises from some, no respect from others, but then I have those I am thankful for and then some, the friends who’d give me the shirt off their backs if I asked - good friends are truly a thing I need more of anymore, they help me keep my sanity in this rough patch.
But with all that said, I am trying to remain hopeful. I dunno, I keep asking myself the age ol question “Who am I?” and while I have folks telling me that I am the 9-5 IT guy, the server guy, the computer nerd, etc. I keep finding myself asking the question late in all this oddness of things, and so far no reply, but sometimes you just have to wait for that answer to come I suppose.
Keep my dad in your prayers, he goes in Friday for a CT Scan of his head doctor says he has swelling, which is probably his sinuses, he’s always had problems with them, but this is a new guy and so far he’s been jumpy about everything, so we shall see - but also keep me lifted up, I am hoping for the best in all of this, that they’ll be some light at the end of the tunnel that isn’t a train, but again… time will tell. Happy Tuesday folks.
which just compounds my desire to really start shutting stuff off - not from the hosters who host on my rigs, this is a sold unit I manage, and the fees for it have not been paid going on 2 months now, so on Tuesday it’ll be officially 2 months of payments due.
(unless Dan and Val are planning on leaving the country) 
so for now I am going to work on some EE code, was going to move it during my lunch break, but that didn’t happen with all my fun insanity today - continued prayers are still greatly appreciated, still finding all the balance in this job, my business, and downtime for myself.
